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Our new Triangle Mate puzzle theme is now available! 🧩

Black to move and mate in 3.. 🧐

➡️ Solve the puzzle on Lichess: https://lichess.org/training/9UbKG

♟️💙 Congratulations Javokhir Sindarov on your big FIDE World Cup victory!

We're looking forward to see Javokhir make his debut in the in January. With now 4 Candidates playing in the Masters, it promises to be an incredibly exciting tournament once again!



📷 Michal Walusza/FIDE World Cup Goa 2025

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The World Cup crowned a new star this week — and the chess world is talking.

GM Javokhir Sindarov, Uzbekistan’s number-two, just became the youngest FIDE World Cup champion at 19. Against all odds, he defeated China’s GM Wei Yi in a dramatic tiebreak that ended with a single blunder deciding the fate of the match.

It’s a fairytale finish to a tournament full of shocks — and a reminder that in chess, anything can happen.

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Hikaru Nakamura's done it AGAIN!! 🤯

Hikaru just broke the all time Blitz rating record on Chess.com with a staggering 3438! Congratulations! 🥳

🏆 The podium is set! A huge congratulations to GRECO, Morgan Stanley, and Deloitte 1 — the top 3 teams of the FIDE World Corporate Chess Championship!

Insane Rook Sacrifice ‼️😲😲😲

White to move! 🧩 Liem Le played Rc5 in this position, but how could he have saved the endgame even earlier?

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